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From: georgina@easynet.co.uk [Georgina Bruni]
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 14:42:45 +0100
Fwd Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 10:01:46 -0400
Subject: NEWS FLASH: Cranwell & UFOs

HOT GOSSIP UK NEWS FLASH
www.hotgossip.co.uk

UFOs AND THE CRANWELL SYMPOSIUM

From NICK POPE, London (UK) 6t May 1998

On 27th April the Daily Mail and the Daily Express ran stories
that staff at RAF Fylingdales had tracked a UFO travelling over
the North Sea at speeds of 24,000 mph.  The information
apparently came from military sources and said that radar systems
had picked up a UFO which was the size of a battleship.
It was further claimed that this sighting and other UFO events
were to be discussed at a symposium to be held at RAF College
Cranwell.

This whole affair has been the subject of much debate among the
UFO lobby, and I undertook to make some enquiries to clarify the
position.  On the basis of these enquiries, I can now confirm the
following:

While there are many instances where UFOs have been tracked on
military radar, the particular events described in the recent
media reports did not happen.  The story seems to have been
cobbled together by taking pieces of general information from old
UFO stories and spuriously linking them with the Cranwell event.

I have been reliably informed of the identity of the source for
this story, and told that this is not the first time that the
individual concerned has put out a spurious defence related
story.

There is to be a two day operational and technical symposium at
RAF College Cranwell, which will discuss the military
exploitation of space. The event will be held on 4th and 5th
June, and is designed to raise awareness of military space
systems with both the military and the commercial community.
There will be a series of briefings and discussions on policy,
doctrine, recent technological advances and procurement.  There
was never any intention that the issue of UFOs would be
discussed.

NICK POPE.